IIT Madras to Launch 2 New BTech Courses via JEE Advanced 2025

• IIT Madras will launch two new BTech programs in CEM and Biomedical Engineering from 2025–26 with 40 seats each.
• The courses combine core engineering with AI, IoT, and data science for future-ready skills.
• Graduates can pursue dual degrees and careers in aerospace, healthcare tech, and smart manufacturing.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has announced the introduction of two new BTech programs - BTech in Computational Engineering and Mechanics (CEM) and BTech in Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering, commencing in 2025-26 academic year. 

Candidates who clear the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2025 will be able to select these courses during the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counselling 2025.

The two courses are offered by the institute’s Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Every program consists of a total of 40 seats.

In both BTech programs, students will have the opportunity to advance to the five-year Dual Degree (BTech + MTech) via Interdisciplinary Dual Degree (IDDD) initiatives, three of which - Computational Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Complex Systems and Dynamics - are managed by the faculty from the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering.

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This BTech program will equip students for upcoming digital engineering professions, where physical systems integrate with computation and artificial intelligence. It combines an understanding of traditional engineering principles with contemporary computational technologies, preparing graduates to tackle the intricate, real-world engineering issues of the future.

It integrates advanced computational methods such as machine learning, data science, and high-performance computing with core training in solid and fluid mechanics, fundamental electrical engineering (circuits, signals, and embedded systems), materials science, and dynamics. 

The course allows students to obtain jobs in a variety of industries including aerospace, robotics, automotive, and manufacturing, and in new industries such as digital twin, smart infrastructure, sustainable energy, and sustainable computing.

This curriculum equips students with the ability to develop medical devices with a stable foundation in basic biomedical engineering and the basic principles in electrical and instrumentation engineering. 

Its unique structure collaborates all the core engineering classes with the modern, application based areas like IoT, AI, and web-based medical technologies that would all be vary based on Biomedical Engineering.

Graduates of this program will possess the skills to create clinically regulated, ethically aware solutions that tackle global health issues. The program equips graduates for leadership and entrepreneurship positions in the medical device sector, rehabilitation technologies, and AI-enhanced healthcare systems, while promoting innovation in diagnostics and therapeutics.

V Kamakoti, director, IIT Madras, said, “As technology witnesses rapid changes, it is extremely important for Higher Educational Institutions to introduce new programs to bridge the academia-industry gap. These two new state-of-the-art B.Tech programs shall address all novel concepts relevant to industry 5.0, Health Technology and Advanced Manufacturing areas.”